Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 3.4 times more expensive than Rostov-na-donu.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Rostov-na-donu, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Rostov-na-donu
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
RUB491.68
|
$15.16
NZ$24.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
RUB393.35
|
$9.09
NZ$14.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RUB69.05
|
$2.49
NZ$4.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
RUB40.32
|
$2.16
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Rostov-na-donu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB43.92
|
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
RUB323.22
|
$4.53
NZ$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.32
RUB298.15
|
$7.33
NZ$11.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
RUB111.20
|
$6.98
NZ$11.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
RUB153.34
|
$5.27
NZ$8.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RUB41.95
|
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RUB44.19
|
$1.15
NZ$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.35
|
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
RUB68.11
|
$2.61
NZ$4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB19.07
|
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Rostov-na-donu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.19
RUB196.76
|
$6.60
NZ$10.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.69
RUB1,770.06
|
$115.94
NZ$188.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,196.00
RUB3,343,453.23
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,776.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.13
RUB371.22
|
$16.83
NZ$27.35
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Rostov-na-donu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.94
RUB623.82
|
$57.37
NZ$93.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.04
RUB30,115.66
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,464.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.25
RUB18,629.37
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,230.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.55
RUB6,790.89
|
$134.66
NZ$218.90
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Rostov-na-donu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.74
RUB20,650.74
|
$777.00
NZ$1,263.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,831.83
RUB434,321.13
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,965.41
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Rostov-na-donu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
RUB147.51
|
$7.28
NZ$11.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
RUB146.64
|
$3.39
NZ$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
RUB220.77
|
$23.83
NZ$38.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.07
RUB2,792.36
|
$38.32
NZ$62.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.05
RUB363.85
|
$12.13
NZ$19.71
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
Rostov-na-donu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.58
RUB5,984.50
|
$80.07
NZ$130.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
RUB3,195.95
|
$53.09
NZ$86.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.27
RUB7,305.02
|
$124.73
NZ$202.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
RUB8,112.79
|
$129.08
NZ$209.81
|
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